The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-02-11
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
Dates to February % inclusive. J

Michael Davitt had Il grand reception
at Cork on his return from America. He
will be banqueted by the Municipal
Council.
4 strike OF freight handlers on the
railroad piers at New York has seriously
Inconvenience business. 1t is the most
serious blow to commerce the Union
men have yet struck Over fifty thous-
and men are out. The transatlantic
steamers are delayed.
John T. Isle, discount clerk of the
First National Bank, Baltimore, is de-
faulter in $4,000
Patti is drawing crowded houses at San
Francisco.
a ramie company has been formed at
San Francisco. The company has or
ders to supply 100000 pounds of dressed
fiber from Europe.
The transatlantic Company's steamer
La France was nearly destroyed by fire
on December 10Th off the Peruvian
Coast She had two tons of gunpowder
and 7 900 cartridges on board, as we'll as
some troops, who assisted in eXtinguish-
ing the flames.
The Standard Beet Sugar Refinery at
Alvarado, Alameda county, California,
was badly wrecked by boiler explosion
January goth. A fireman was badly in
jured. The damage is estimated at $1O,
900 to $4,000, being principally boilers
and semi-refned juice undergoing pro
cess of manufacture. The seasons
work would have been finished in two
days.
The British ship Kapunda, which left
London December 18th for Freemantle,
Western Australia, with immigrants,
came into collision near the coast of Bra
iii with an unknown vessel and was
sunk. Three hundred of those on board
were drowned. The remainder were
saved and have arrived ut Bahia The
Kapunda was an iron ship of 1854
tons, and was commanded by Captain
The Woman Suffrage bill was rejected
in the House of Lords.
The Gar has sent a pacific message to
the Emperor of Austria.
Mr.. Goschen, the new Chancellor of
the Exchequer, has been defeated at
Liverpool by seven votes. The Tories
regard his defeat as great party disas-
ter. Mr. Neville, Gladstonite, was
elected. The election was to fill a va
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. Dun
can, Nationalist, who was returned at
the late general election.
Inspired journals say that Bismarck
will publish communication from the
Pope favoring the German Government
in the election contest, in the hope of
Catholic votes. The export
of horses from Germany in any direction
has beer forbidden. Austro-Hungary
has issued a similar prohibition.
The Frankfort Gazette has a dis
patch from Rome saying that the Vati-
can is surprised at the assertions of the
Prussian Government relative to the at
titude of the Pope. Prince Bismarck,
the dispatch says, promised the Pope a
GULL 1ISi6 dDIOStttIOH Oh the May laws IN
return for the Vatican influencing the
Centre party to vote for the Septennate.
To this proposition the Pope responded
that he was unable to interfere, but
that he had caused the leaders of the
Catholics to know that he would be
pleased if members of the Centre found
voting for the Septennate consistent with
their political duty
The British Imperial Parliament was
opened on the 9th ultimo There was
nothing special in the Royal Speech out
side OF the paragraphs referring to Ire
land and local government measures for
and Scotland. A coercion bill
is to be introduced. The Scotch Lib
erals will introduce Home Rule bill for
Ireland Lord Churchill's explanation
was tame and unsatisfactory.
The Canadian Ministry has been re-
Sir John Macdonald being
Premier.